Learn how social factors promote mental health, influence the onset and course of mental illness, and affect how mental illnesses are diagnosed and treated. This course explores how our understanding of mental health and illness has been influenced by social attitudes and social developments in North America and around the world. The course begins by situating our … [Read more...] about The Social Context of Mental Health and Illness
Social Sciences
Necessary Condition Analysis (NCA)
Welcome to Necessary Condition Analysis (NCA). NCA analyzes data using necessity logic. A necessary condition implies that if the condition is not in place, there will be guaranteed failure of the outcome. The opposite however is not true; if the condition is in place, success of the outcome is not guaranteed. Examples of necessary conditions are a student’s GMAT score for … [Read more...] about Necessary Condition Analysis (NCA)
Transmedia Storytelling: Narrative worlds, emerging technologies, and global audiences
Transmedia storytelling is the practice of designing, sharing, and participating in a cohesive story experience across multiple traditional and digital delivery platforms - for entertainment, advertising and marketing, or social change. Have you ever read a book, seen a movie, watched a television show, or played a game that centred around different aspects of a larger story or … [Read more...] about Transmedia Storytelling: Narrative worlds, emerging technologies, and global audiences
Literacy Teaching and Learning: Aims, Approaches and Pedagogies
This course opens with an exploration of the social context and aims of literacy teaching and learning. It goes on to describe a range of historical and contemporary approaches to literacy pedagogy, including didactic, authentic, functional, and critical approaches. The course takes has a 'Multiliteracies' perspective, which aims to expand the definition of literacy to … [Read more...] about Literacy Teaching and Learning: Aims, Approaches and Pedagogies
The Teacher’s Social and Emotional Learning
Social and emotional learning, or SEL, programs have flourished in schools during the last decade. While this growth has been impressive, inadequate attention has been paid to teachers’ social and emotional learning. In this course Dan Liston and Randy Testa introduce you to various rationales for why teacher SEL is needed as well as examine and reflect on various … [Read more...] about The Teacher’s Social and Emotional Learning
